FNUS75 KGJT 111138
FWSGJT

SPOT FORECAST FOR ONE MILE...USFS GUNNISON
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
438 AM MST WED JAN 11 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 MST ON JANUARY 11.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE WILL MOVE SOUTHEAST
ACROSS THE BURN AREA LATE THIS MORNING AND SHIFT THE WINDS ALOFT
TO THE NORTHWEST FOR THE AFTERNOON. IT WILL ALSO BRING MUCH COLDER
AIR COMPARED TO PREVIOUS DAYS. SKIES WILL CLEAR TONIGHT.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (80%) UNTIL 1500...THEN BECOMING
                    PARTLY CLOUDY (50-60%). SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....20-25 F.
MIN HUMIDITY........39-44%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......WEST 5-10 MPH INCREASING TO 10-15 MPH BY 1100...
                    THEN BECOMING NORTHWEST AFTER 1300. OCCASIONAL
                    GUSTS TO 30 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR UNTIL 1100...THEN FAIR INCREASING TO VERY GOOD
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000-2000 FT AGL UNTIL 1000 THEN INCREASING TO
                    5700 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 10-15 MPH AFTER 1000 THEN BECOMING NORTHWEST
                    29 MPH AFTER 1300.

.TONIGHT...

SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR UNTIL 1800...THEN POOR.


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FORECASTER...JIM DANIELS
REQUESTED BY...J  CHONKA
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120111.ONEMI.01/GJT